Smoked Easy Delicious BBQ Bacon Meatloaf

I was at the pool today expecting to grill up a beer can chicken.  Well, those plans went off the rails and I needed something quick an delicious to make.  My wife had a meatloaf recipe that is fantastic that she has modified from one of those low-calorie, good for you recipes to fully add the delicious fat back into the recipe.    More importantly, the local butcher had some dry aged beef on sale for $5.99/lb.  I figured this was the perfect opportunity to kick the recipe up a notch.  Then, I decided it was time to take that recipe and try it on the smoker.  It turned out delicious.

Set the EGG for indirect cooking at 350°F/177°C.  Add apple wood chips that have been soaked in water for at least 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds dry aged ground beef

3 slices cooked bacon

1/2 cup oats

1/2 cup onions - chopped

1/4 cub Dinosaur BBQ sauce

2 tbs ketchup

1 egg

1 tbs Worcestershire sauce

Mix the bbq sauce and ketchup in a small bowl.

Cook the bacon and chop up into small chunks.

Mix the bacon, oats, onions, egg, and Worcestershire sauce.

Mix all the ingredients except the bbq sauce, ketchup and meat.

Fold in the beef and mix with hands.

Add the mixture to a non-stick pan. Use a spoon to spread 3/4 of the BBQ sauce/ketchup sauce over the top of the meatloaf.

Cook meatloaf for 50 minutes. Take the meatloaf out and spread the remaining BBQ sauce/ketchup mixture on top, and smoke for an additional 10 minutes the sugars in the BBQ sauce will help the smoke stick to the meatloaf.  Cook until the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees Fahrenheit.